[CAUT] gorilla glue

[Otto Keyes]

Yeah, with the 9' cutters you could go ape on the gorilla glue.

Otto

----- Original Message -----
From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue


> Conrad:
>
> That sounds a lot like the way I remove hammers from shanks except I don't
have the 9-foot diagonal cutters.  Are they a little awkward to handle?  ☺
>
> dp
>
> David M. Porritt
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Conrad Hoffsommer
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:02 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue
>
> At 07:25 AM 11/9/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >If the shanks split, they're toast, but with the right kind of shears
> >you can often split the hammer on either side of the shank & nibble
> >around the circumference.  Never really tried it with gorilla glue, but
> >worked for really stubborn other stuff.  Sometimes an initial crunch
> >fore & aft will loosen the end grain of the hammer moulding a bit to
> >minimize the tendencey to split the shank.
> >
> >Otto
>
> Yup.
>
> I use a 9' diagonal cutter to split hammer moldings, and many times the
> hammer will just pop off.  I usually do my first cut tangent to the shank,
> rather than the center of the molding/shank. What remains (glue collar,
> etc.) I deal with by chucking the hammer shank reducer, with reducing
> collar out at widest, in my cordless drill (i.e. slow speed).  You have to
> make sure you are holding the other end of the shank tightly or you can
> break the flange - or at least lessen friction. DAMHIK.
>
> Hide glue will just pop off, Elmers has to be gnawed. Haven't had to deal
> with Gorilla, yet.
>
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>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
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> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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